The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Cross Cutting Fields.
Impact of Microfinance on the Performance of Small-Scale Agribusinesses in Malawi: A Case Study of PRIDE Malawi Limited in Lilongwe District
Abstract:
Access to finance is one of the major constraints to the growth
of small scale enterprises in Malawi. This study is analysing
the performance of agribusiness enterprises that are accessing
microfinance facilities in Malawi. In addition, the study will
identify and analyse the products/services provided by the
microfinance institutions. The study will also identify and explore
the challenges faced by both microfinance institutions and their
clients. The aim of the study is to establish the impact of
microfinance on the performance of micro agribusinesses in
Malawi, based on their growth, sales volume, profits, and size
of stock, among others. The study will be conducted in Lilongwe,
Malawi with a case of PRIDE Malawi, which is one of the
first Microfinance institutions which started its operations in
the year 2000.
L’accès au financement est l’un des principaux obstacles à la
croissance des petites entreprises au Malawi. Cette étude
analyse la performance des entreprises agro-industrielles qui
accèdent aux facilités des microcrédits au Malawi. En outre,
l’étude devrait permettre d’identifier et d’analyser les produits
/ services fournis par les institutions de microcrédit. L’étude
devra également identifier et explorer les défis rencontrés par
les institutions de microcrédit et leurs clients. Le but de cette
étude est de déterminer l’impact de microcrédit sur la
performance des entreprises micro agroalimentaires au Malawi,
en fonction de leur croissance, du volume des ventes, des
bénéfices et de la taille du stock entre autres. L’étude sera
menée à Lilongwe, au Malawi avec un cas de PRIDE Malawi,
qui est l’une des premières institutions de microcrédit qui ont
commencé ses opérations en 2000.
Language:
English
Extended Abstract for Cross Cutting Fields
Date of publication:
2012
Country:
Region Focus:
Southern Africa
Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Licence conditions:
Open Access
Form:
Printed resource
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